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AIR-T

The AIR-T is the first platform that enables out-of-the-box machine learning wireless systems. Simply port current GNURadio or code directly in Python to access the radio frequency spectrum. Save 10% off of MSRP.

Orders placed now ship Feb 28, 2019.

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$129

MCX-to-SMA Cables (6 Pack)

A set of six MCX-to-SMA cables allows for easy access to all the AIR-T MCX connections simultaneously. Each cable is 6 inches (15.24 cm) long with a male MCX right-angle connector and a female SMA (bulkhead style) connector.

"The system can be used as a highly parallel SDR, data recorder, or inference engine for deep learning algorithms, while the GPU enables SDR applications to process bandwidths greater than 200 MHz in real-time."

"The AIR-T is designed for researchers who want to apply the deep learning powers of the Jetson TX2’s 256-core Pascal GPU and its CUDA libraries to the SDR capabilities provided by the Artix 7 and AD9371 transceiver."

The AIR-T has custom and open Ubuntu software and custom FPGA blocks
interfacing with GNU Radio, allowing you to immediately begin
developing without having to make changes to existing code. With 256
NVIDIA cores, you can develop and deploy your AI application on
hardware without having to code CUDA or VHDL. Freed from the limited
compute power of a single CPU, with AIR-T, you can get right to work
pushing your telecom, defense, or wireless systems to the limit of
what’s possible.

Three Integrated Processors

Deepwave’s AIR-T is the first software-defined radio (SDR) with
embedded high-performance computing. The AIR-T lowers the price and
performance barriers to autonomous signal identification, interference
mitigation, and much more. The AIR-T allows for a fully autonomous SDR
by giving the AI engine complete control over the hardware. Whether
your background is in electrical engineering, applied physics, or a
related field, AIR-T will open up new possibilities for your work. It
does this by uniquely integrating three digital processors that
provide the functionality needed for any signal processing
application:

FPGA for strict real-time operations

GPU for highly parallel processing

CPU for control, I/O, DSP, and software applications

This unique combination brings you the worlds of high-performance
computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, deep learning, and advanced
graphics and rendering on one embedded platform. The system has the
versatility to function as a highly parallel SDR, data recorder, or
inference engine for deep learning algorithms. The embedded GPU allows
your SDR applications to process bandwidths greater than 200 MHz in
real-time.

No VHDL/Verilog. No need to learn how to program an FPGA (but you can if you want to!)

Physical

Form factor: Mini-ITX

Dimensions: 170 mm × 170 mm x 35 mm (6.7” × 6.7” x 1.4”)

Weight: 0.35 kg (0.8 lbs)

Power: 22 Watts (14 Watts with reduced GPU cores)

* Can use either Observation or Sniffer at one time; utilizes one of the RX channels

AIR-T functional mechanical drawing

What’s In The Box?

AIR-T board

4 MCX-to-SMA cables

SD card w/ customized Ubuntu operating system and software

Getting started tutorial

Power supply

Optional items:

Enclosure

Additional MCX-to-SMA cables

Comparisons

AIR-T

Ettus E310

Ettus N310

LimeNET Mini

Epiq Maveriq

GPU for Signal Processing

256 Core NVIDA Jetson

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-

-

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Deep Learning Capable

TensorFlow, Caffe, Keras

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-

-

-

CPU Cores

6 (ARM A57, Denver2)

2 (ARM A9)

2 (ARM A9)

2 (Intel i7-7500U)

4 (Intel Atom)

RAM (GB)

8

1

1

32

8

Internal Storage (GB)

32

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-

512

Up to 1000

Tx Bandwidth > 60 MHz

100 MHz

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100 MHz

61.4 MHz

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Rx Bandwidth > 60 MHz

100 MHz

-

100 MHz

61.4 MHz

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Max Bandwidth for Onboard Processing (MHz)

>200

10

Not Published

Not Published

Not Published

USB 3.0

1

-

-

2

-

SATA

1

-

-

1 (Internal Storage)

1 (Internal Storage

1 Gb Ethernet

1

1

1

1

1

Wi-Fi

1

-

-

1

-

Bluetooth

1

-

-

1

-

Display Out

HDMI (4K)

-

-

HDMI (4K)

-

Max Power Consumption (W)

22 (estimated)

6

80

Not Published

14

Price

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$2,982

$10,000

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Overview Video

Use Cases

Wireless

With the AIR-T, you can use deep learning to maximize
applications from Wi-Fi to OpenBTS. Pairing a GPU directly with an RF front-end
means you don’t have to purchase an additional computer or
server for processing. Just power on the AIR-T, plug in a keyboard,
mouse, and monitor and you’re ready to go. Use GNU Radio blocks to quickly
develop and deploy your current or new wireless system or, if you
need more control, talk directly with the drivers using Python or
C++. And for you superusers, the AIR-T is an open platform,
so you can program the FPGA and GPU directly.

Satellite Communications

Communicating past Pluto is hard. With the power of a single-board SDR
with an embedded GPU, the AIR-T can prove your concepts before you
launch them into space. AIR-T lets you reduce development time and
costs by adding deep learning to your satellite communication system.
With the ability to program in Python and rapidly port existing code
from GNU Radio, you can accelerate your existing applications within
minutes. Yet, you can do a LOT more with the AIR-T. We are committed
to having an open architecture. Meaning, you can program in Python,
control the drivers with your a custom software, or program the FPGA
directly. We anticipate customers developing at every level.

Ground Communications

There is a seemingly endless number of terrestrial communication
systems, with more being developed every day. From high-power, high-frequency
voice communications to 60 GHz millimeter wave digital
technology, there are significant challenges in every band. As
spectral density becomes more congested, we are nearing the end of the
amount of information that can be passed over wireless systems using
the same spectrum. AI can be used in order to maximize these
resources. The AIR-T is well-positioned to easily and quickly help you
prototype and deploy your wireless AI solution. From 300 MHz to 6 GHz
the AIR-T covers the majority of commercial communication bands.

Video/Image/Audio Recognition

While the AIR-T was designed for wireless development, it can
process any type of data. NVIDIA is a graphics processing
powerhouse and their products, including the Jetson TX2, are known for
their high-performance when it comes to video. With the AIR-T, you can
combine the traditional uses of image and video processing with radio
frequency. With USB 3.0 & 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and high-speed IO,
there are many ways to bring data in and out of the AIR-T. You can
attach additional sensors and allow the AIR-T to fuse the data
together.

The AIR-T lets you demodulate a signal and apply deep learning to the
resulting image, video, or audio data in one integrated platform. For
example, you used to need multiple devices to directly receive a
signal that contains audio and then perform speech recognition. The
AIR-T integrates this hardware into one easy-to-use package. From
speech recognition to digital signal processing, the integrated NVIDIA
GPU provides the horsepower needed for your cutting edge application.

Software Flow

Stretch Goals

Our minimum goal is to sell four AIR-T units. If we sell ten or more
units, we’ll publish to all AIR-T buyers a “Getting Started Guide:
End-to-end Machine Learning,” showing you how to develop a data
recording and labeling scheme for Automatic Dependent
Survallience-Broadcast (ADS-B) along with functional TensorFlow code
to train a convolutional neural network to detect the ADS-B signal on
your own using the AIR-T. If we sell 20 or more units, we’ll include a
metal enclosure to keep your AIR-T safe and secure.

Manufacturing Plan

Nothing great is created without a team. At Deepwave, we believe in
partnering with the best in the industry. Our engineering team and
contract manufacturer have created boards that have been launched into
space and been to deepest parts of the ocean.

Before making our selection, we met with numerous contract
manufacturers, toured their facilities, and understood their
commitment to quality. We found a CM that is experienced in creating
transceivers, can achieve extremely high tolerances, routinely works
with small businesses and startups, and, most importantly, has a
commitment to quality. This CM has deep experience well-matched to
meet our short-term needs and long-term goals. They have developed a
manufacturing process to handle prototype runs within a few days as
well as large production runs in the tens and hundreds of thousands.

Deepwave is intimately involved with the manufacturing process at
every step to ensure the highest quality. We believe we have selected
a partner who can achieve our standards for quality and timeliness.

All we need are the first few backers to make this product a
reality. Once an AIR-T is manufactured, it will be functionally
tested by a member of the Deepwave staff, packaged up, and shipped
out.

Shipping & Fulfillment

We would love to hand-deliver each one, but that’s a little
impractical. However, a member of the Deepwave staff will be shipping
the products. One of the benefits of selecting a manufacturer close
to our headquarters is that we are able to easily visit and meet with
their staff. Here is the process:

AIR-T Manufactured. As each board is finished, it will be
tested by a Deepwave engineer to ensure it meets our performance
specifications.

Packaged Up. Once the board passes our quality test, we will
package it up. In working with our contract manufacturer we are able
to package it right at their facility.

Shipped. Once it is packaged up, we will ship it directly to
you. This reduces the downtime and unnecessary time to bring it to a
third-party shipping facility. (Future units may be shipped from
another location, but our initial units will be direct.)

UPS is the carrier and we ship internationally, too.

Risks and Challenges

There are always risks in any endeavor. Building an industry-leading,
high-performance, edge-computing, software-defined radio platform
(whoa… that’s a mouthful) comes with a few risks we feel you should
know about. The most important thing to know is that we have addressed
them.

Experience. The risk we identified from the first
moments of our company is in the experience of the team. The answer
to that is “YES, we have the experience.” Our team consists entirely of
engineers (and some advisers) who have all designed, built, deployed,
and supported similar systems before. We started this company to
design a system that we wanted to use. Our average team member has 12
years of experience directly in this industry. From research
scientists and RF engineers to full-stack wireless developers,
we have the depth and breadth of experience to bring
this product to you.

Physical Defect. The second risk is if something is wrong with how
the circuitry is run, or if there is a physical problem. This could be
interference from another circuit or something run incorrectly. We
have done a few things to alleviate this. The first is that we have
had multiple external reviews, meaning multiple independent engineers
not from our team, who are experts in the field, have performed a
detailed review. This is common for this type of work and helps
identify potential problems without having a day-to-day influence on
the design. Just to make sure, we are also making a small number of
boards before we go to full-rate production.

Manufacturing. The third risk is contract manufacturing. When a
third party builds your hardware, there is a huge amount of reliance
on those partners. All electronics manufacturers are not equal and
their commitment to quality is often wildly different. Also, the teams
need to work together. You need to be able to grow together and meet
long-term needs. The last thing we want is to have to switch
manufacturers for the same product. This introduces unnecessary risk,
additional tooling costs, and the possibility of an error. We have
selected a manufacturer that can handle everything from a small number
of boards up to hundreds of thousands of boards.

Sourcing Parts. The electronics industry is facing huge problems
right now trying to accurately match supply with demand. Some
components are difficult to purchase because of long lead times. We’ve
taken many steps to avoid this problem such as designing out some parts and
finding alternatives to others.

What we have presented in this section is a list of the top risks. As
in any business, there are many other smaller decisions that happen
day-to-day that would constitute risks, however, these are
simply part of running any company. If something changes fundamentally
impacting our promise to deliver a quality product, you will hear from
us.

Get in Touch

If you have any questions or simply want to find out more about AIR-T
or the Deepwave team, please don’t hesitate to get in
touch.

We are a dedicated team of radio frequency and wireless industry experts with over fifty years of combined experience providing digital signal processing solutions to the commercial and defense industries. We understand both the technical capabilities as well as the limitations of these technologies, leading us to develop novel hardware and software solutions to combine the fields of artificial intelligence and signal processing.